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A Walk Around Mont Blanc
The third comment box down, dated Jul 12, 2024, answers my previous, previous-day observation and question of Jul 11, 2024.
That comment describes litter as the responsibility of "the local councils."
Do those local councils just hand the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/18/2024
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Unitedstatesian cornucopias traditionally are made of wicker.
Is there a traditional European material?
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/18/2024
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Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question.
It's chilling that fresh water if not ingested timely is pathogenic.
Might it be pathogenic because of its not moving because of its container?
Might it make a ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/18/2024
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Beer was way more safe to drink than pure water. Salt water, of course, was out of the question, but fresh water in barrels was not suitable to drink safely either. After so many days (two months!) it would become dangerous due pathogens. Beer, ...
Tolovaj, on 11/17/2024
Cheeseboard
I have just found a new cheese, or rather a cheese new to me, Cornish Blue. Maureen went to the Good Housekeeping Show in London and brought me a git of a block of cheese at the Christmas market, which was run by Country Living magazine. The ...
frankbeswick, on 11/17/2024
Parfrey's Glen in Wisconsin: a Creek, a Gorge, and a Waterfall, and Their Unique Fauna and Flora
Parfrey glen birds cause me to consider other animal sentients, partly because of the similarity between the words palfrey and parfrey.
Online sources confirm a connection between the two words through parfrey origins in the French word ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/16/2024
Boosting Productivity for Financial Success and Personal Development
The Money magazine article that generated my wizzley gives a game plan that goes well not only professionally but also personally.
Is not self-controlling, self-motivating and self-questioning an orientation that inspires happy, healthy ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/16/2024
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Thank you for your comments below, in answer to my previous observations and questions.
Your description about beer as "essential for survival on Mayflower" intrigues me.
Is it that beer kept the pilgrims hydrated because salt water is not ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/16/2024
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Corn-on-the-cob is still popular especially in rural parts of Central Europe, but mostly right after the harvest, on the field, without ketchup or mayo. Just as it is. If there's any meat at hand, all right. If not, all right, too.
Tolovaj, on 11/15/2024
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Milk (and honey) provide all essentials to survive. Wine is more for celebrations, although we can't deny its nutritional value. Same goes for beer (by the way, it was essential for survival on Mayflower).
Tolovaj, on 11/15/2024
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I have to admit - it's a turkey. But Thanksgiving is not a big dela in Europe. Most people are not really aware of it.
Tolovaj, on 11/15/2024
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Your third subheading deals with corn, which particularly delights me when it's done as corn-on-the-cob.
Many Unitedstatesians eat their fries with ketchup even as some -- if not many -- Europeans eat them with mayonnaise. Many Unitedstatesians ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/15/2024
The Road to the Wedding Cake
Your comment four boxes down describes your Christmas cake as having "just come out of the oven."
Did it all get eaten (in one big, greedy, monster but appreciative bite if I'd been there ;-D)?
Do you have a photo opp to share with us all ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/15/2024
Buy Wiggle Dresses Online; Choose a Wiggle Pencil Dress for Vintage Inspired Style
Thank you for your comment below, on Oct. 6, 2024, in answer to my previous, previous-day observation and question Oct. 5, 2024.
There has been a recent trend -- albeit perhaps quite local Unitedstatesian -- of ankle-high fancy boots. Might ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/14/2024
Thanksgiving Symbols
The first symbol of the plenteous horn appeals to me, Thanksgiving- and tradition-wise.
The cornucopia background intrigues me.
Might one expect wine, not milk, to flow from that ancient horn? Or would milk have had special status in the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 11/14/2024